Chairman Wontumi threatens Afari-Gyan. Update: 27 - Nov - 2014

The Electoral Commission Chairman Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan has lodged a complaint with the Ashanti regional Police command
following an alleged threat on his life by the regional chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Bosiako, popularly known as Chairman
Wontumi, StarrFMonline.com has gathered. The incident according to our sources, happened at the Ashanti regional headquarters
of the EC where Dr Afari- Gyan is currently partaking in an exercise to select electoral officers for the upcoming district assembly
elections.
A source close to the NPP regional chairman told Starr News’ Ashanti regional correspondent Isaac Bediako Justice that his boss is angry over the EC’s refusal to respond to his concerns over the just ended Voter registration exercise even though he has long
written to them over the matter.
He admits Wontumi accosted the EC boss, but rejects claims he threatened his life.

I Am Guilty; Cocaine Girl Nayele Pleads .. .Case Adjourned To Next Year Updated: 27 -Nov -2014

Nayele Ametefeh has finally pleaded guilty to the charge of illegally possessing and trafficking Class A drugs into the United
Kingdom. The Ghanaian lady has for sometime been at the centre of the intense cocaine media outrage and would be remanded in custody
until 5 th January, 2015 before she would be sentenced .
Before the court reached this stage , counsel for the defendant, Andrea Maria Brown , had
pleaded with the house to postpone the case to the next four weeks but the suggestion was
rejected by the presiding Judge, Edmunds Q .C .
According to counsel for Ametefeh, her client wanted to quickly know her fate but the state prosecutor, Revinden Johal , told the court that
as at now , lab analysis of the quantity and purity of the substance plus its street value is
yet unknown and it would be prudent to examine it in a forensic lab before proceedings
could continue.
Reports in the media pegged the quantity at 12 .5 kg but the prosecution say it could be more or less and that could affect the actual
sentence. Present at the Isleworth Crown Court was Peace FM ’s Vida Adutwumwaa Boateng and she
reports that Nayele Ametefeh addressed the judge from prison via video. The video conferencing is said to have started at 2 :15 pm
and Ametefeh, appeared wearing an ash long sleeves dress over a black leggings with silver earrings to match. “ She neither smiled nor put up a mean face in court but randomly placed her hands over her face ”, our reporter added.

Ghana appoint Grant as new coach Update: 27 November 2014

Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant has been appointed the new coach of Ghana.
The 59-year-old has signed a 27-month deal to take over from Maxwell Konadu, who had been
in temporary charge since Kwesi Appiah left in September.
He will start work on Monday and his contract will finish at the end of February 2017 - after that year's Africa Cup of Nations finals.
Israeli Grant has only six weeks to prepare the Black Stars for the 2015 Nations Cup in Equatorial Guinea.
The Ghana Football Association have given Grant a target of "doing well" at the upcoming tournament and to win the event two years
later.
GFA president Kwesi Nyantekyie told BBC Sport: "It would be unfair to ask a coach appointed only one month before a tournament to win the trophy. "But he must do well and then the FA will assess his performance after the Nations Cup and determine whether he has done well or not.
Grant becomes the 32nd head coach of the Black Stars. In that time they have also had three caretaker coaches "Avram Grant is a motivator and an organiser.
We needed someone with a certain stature or pedigree who can manage the egos of our players as well as their expectations and those
of Ghanaians in general.
"He has managed a lot of top-class players, and [coping with high profile players] has been the bane of many African coaches. We believe his quality will turn things around for us."
Ghana, who topped their qualification group for next year's showpiece, will find out their
opponents in Equatorial Guinea when the draw is made on 3 December. The tournament will be held between 17 January and 8 February.
Grant, who as Chelsea boss suffered defeat by Manchester United in the 2008 European
Champions League final, was most recently the technical director at Thai side BEC Tero Sasana.
His previous coaching role was at Partizan Belgrade from 2012 to 2014, during which time he steered the club to their fifth consecutive Serbian championship.
As well as spells in charge of English clubs Portsmouth and West Ham, Grant has international experience having spent four
years at the helm of Israel's national side. There had been been concerns that Grant's
nationality could prevent him gaining access to some North African countries. Earlier in the week, Nyantekyie told BBC Sport
"that is an issue" but says the two parties will deal with it.
"The holder of an Israeli passport will not only be denied entry into North African countries, he will be denied into some Arab countries,"
he said.
"He has brought an alternative way of dealing with it. There is a satisfactory arrangement to
arrest his threat. Very soon, in a matter of months, we should clear that."